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George Steinbrenner

George Michael Steinbrenner, III (1930-2010) is best known as the principal owner and managing partner of the New York Yankees for 37 years. This release contains material from three files covering illegal campaign contributions made by Steinbrenner and his company to the Nixon presidential campaign; a laboratory analysis for the Federal Highway Administration of several anonymous letters concerning possible fraud in the federal aid highway program in Ohio; and Steinbrenner's appeal for a pardon from his conviction for illegal campaign financing and obstruction of justice. Parts 1-4 were released in December 2010. Parts 5-12 were released in May 2011. Part 13 was added May 17, 2011. Part 14 This section consists of the addition of previously withheld material (73-19114-63). It was posted on June 13, 2011 following approval by the originating office of the Department of Justice.